The second variant of the electron cyclotron heating and current drive system in DEMO considers the deployment of 2 MW power Gaussian microwave beams to the plasma by frequency steering. Broadband optical grade chemical vapor deposition diamond windo...
Background: Inspired by the molecular classification of endometrial carcinoma (EC) proposed by The Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network (TCGA), we investigated tumor-infiltrating CD8-positive T-cell as well as DNA mismatch repair (MMR) protein and p5...
Pig manure, as an organic fertilizer, can significantly affect soil nutrient content, pH, and electrical conductivity. Moreover, the accumulation of heavy metals in pig manure and their potential ecological risks are also important concerns in soil m...
20 October 2020
Cadmium presence in soil is considered a significant threat to human health. Biochar is recognized as an effective method to immobilize Cd ions in different soils. However, obtaining effective and viable biochar to remove elevated Cd from postmining...
The purpose of this paper was to evaluate the quality of bee honey from different sources: beekeeper, local market and organic honey. Sensory analysis was performed and the water content, pH, acidity, protein content and total metal content (Cu, Cr,...
In this work, we evaluated the effect of protein corona formation on graphene oxide (GO) mixture toxicity testing (i.e., co-exposure) using the Daphnia magna model and assessing acute toxicity determined as immobilisation. Cadmium (Cd2+) and bovine s...
Background: Sepsis is an uncontrolled systemic inflammatory response to an infection that can result in acute failure of the function of the lung called acute respiratory distress syndrome. Leukocyte recruitment is an important hallmark of acute lung...
Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) is a potential accumulator of water pollutants in aquatic ecosystems, and its presence in water systems can affect water quality. This study used different field measurements and laboratory tests of lake water to...
26 May 2022
Groundwater contamination by potentially harmful elements (PHEs) originating from the weathering of granitic and gneissic rock dissolution poses a public health concern worldwide. This study investigated physicochemical variables and PHEs in the grou...
Shock load from industrial wastewater is known to harm the microbial activities of the activated sludge in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and disturb their performance. This study developed a system monitoring the activated sludge activities bas...
The use of living Arthrospira platensis (A. platensis) cultures emerges as a promising green solution for the bioremediation of water contaminated by toxic metal waste. The scope of the present study is to evaluate the microalga’s potential in...
Agro-environmental measures promoted by the European Union focus mainly on environmental protection by maintaining sustainable levels of productivity that are adequate to the agro-ecological conditions of each region on different Member States. Among...
13 July 2019
The potentially toxic trace elements (PTEs) transfer characteristics in the soil-rice system plays an important role in soil quality management, and it can be used to guide the safe rice production. We collected soil and rice samples from three typic...
During the summers of 2011 and 2012, two scientific cruises were carried out over the Arctic Ocean aiming at the determination of the aerosol chemical composition in this pristine environment. First, mass spectrometry was applied to study the concent...
Groundwater is a valuable resource, and its quality is critical to human survival. Optimal farming and urbanization degraded groundwater reserves. This research investigates and reports the spatial variability of selected heavy metals developed in th...
The incessant pervasiveness of heavy metals in the environment is one of the precursory factors of pollution. This research study was endeavored upon to investigate the bioremediation potential of a nickel (Ni)-resistant bacterial isolate, identified...
Shallow groundwater systems of rural municipalities are highly vulnerable to long-term contamination from former on-site sanitation systems, while the hydrochemical response of the aquifer after sewerage network development may be delayed by several...
Anti-inflammatory low-dose therapy is well established, whereas the immunomodulatory impact of doses below 0.1 Gy is much less clear. In this study, we investigated dose, dose rate and time-dependent effects in a dose range of 0.005 to 2 Gy on immune...
The use of advanced treatment technologies such as pyrolysis and carbonization of bio-waste materials has the promise to develop coupled solutions for organic C and P problems in the future of food processing. Sewage sludge-derived pyrogenic material...
This study investigates the impact of critical raw material mining and processing on surface water quality within a representative catchment area, using the Luda Yana River Basin in Southern Bulgaria as a case study. Water quality was evaluated using...
In the present study, the changes in the groundwater quality in a Hungarian settlement, Báránd, were examined, nine years after the construction of a sewerage network. The sewerage network in the study area was completed in 2014, with a...